HAYFIELD — The Hayfield baseball team has just two upperclassmen on its roster, but the Vikings are growing up fast as they knocked off Goodhue (0-1 overall, 0-1 HVL) 12-7 in Hayfield Thursday.

Hayfield freshman Cam Rutledge shined in his first career pitching outing as he didn’t allow an earned run in picking up a three-inning save.

“Carter came out and threw strikes and did his job,” Hayfield head coach Kasey Krekling said. “He just pitched great.”

The Vikings (2-0 overall, 2-0 HVL) finished with 10 hits but they did just as much damage on the bases as they stole 11 bases as a team.

Senior Will Waggoner had three steals to go along with his two RBIs.

“I saw their catcher in warm-ups and I felt we could steal at will on him and that was big for us,” Krekling said.

The Vikings allowed a three-run homer in the top of the first, but they responded with three runs of their own in the bottom of the first and they put led 8-3 after three.

Goodhue 3 0 0 0 3 1 0 — 7 10 3

Hayfield 3 1 4 2 0 2 X — 12 10 1

Hayfield pitching: Jason Born (W), 4 IP, 5 H, 5 BB, 6 ER, 3 K, 1 HBP; Cam Rutledge (S), 3 IP, 5 H, 1 R, 0 ER, 1 K

Hayfield hitting: Cole Kruger, 0-for-2, 2 BB, 2 SB, R; Drew Streightiff, 1-for-3, RBI; Connor Nelson, 1-for-4, 2 R, SB; JB Stackhouse, 2-for-2, 2 R, SB, 2 HBP; Born, 0-for-2, 2 RBIs, 2 R, 2 BBs, SB; Will Waggoner, 2-for-3, 2 RBIs, 2 R, 3 SB; Carter Pesch, 2-for-4, 3 RBIs, 2 SB; Jacob Steiner, 1-for-3, 2 R, SB, BB; Rutledge, 1-for-2; Mat Walters, R, SB